October 2016 – Page 20 – World Justice News

Accused in crossbow killings due to appear in court

October 14, 2016 goattank 0

Brett Anthony Ryan, 35, charged in crossbow killings of his mother and two brothers, is due to appear in a Toronto court on Friday. He faces three first-degree murder charges in the deaths of Susan Ryan, […]

Edmonton woman sentenced to life after stabbing husband 40 times

October 14, 2016 goattank 0

An Edmonton woman who stabbed her estranged husband to death after tying him to a bed under the guise of sexual activity and then tried to mislead police was sentenced to life in prison Thursday. Amanda […]

UK High Court Orders New Investigation Into 1995 Death of Private Sean Benton

October 14, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

More than 20 years after he died while undergoing training at Deepcut barracks, the High Court ordered a fresh inquest into the death of Private Sean Benton. A date for the inquest has not been set. […]

Judge Denies Racism And Misconduct Claims

October 14, 2016 World Justice News 0

Dame Lowell Goddard, who resigned as the head of the inquiry into child sex abuse, has strongly denied newspaper allegations of racism and misconduct as “false” and “malicious”. Dame Lowell Goddard resigned as chairwoman of […]

Met Police Apologize To Lord Bramall Over Abuse Claims

October 14, 2016 World Justice News 0

Lord Bramall, 92, the former chief of the defence staff, has said he has received an apology from the Metropolitan Police commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe over its investigation of historical child abuse allegations against him. The […]

Former PM Guterres awarded Human Rights Prize

October 14, 2016 zoshinuk 0

PORTUGAL Portugal’s parliament has awarded António Guterres its 2016 Human Rights Prize, for his performance as UN High Commissioner for Refugees, the speaker of parliament announced on Wednesday. Guterres is expected shortly to be acclaimed […]

Maldives leaves Commonwealth after human rights criticism

October 14, 2016 zoshinuk 0

Last month the Commonwealth put the Maldives on six months notice, “to address concerns including the detention and prosecution of opposition leaders, meddling with the judiciary and undermining democratic institutions”. The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative said […]

International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) campaigns for Declaration on Media Freedom in the Arab World to UN Human Rights Commissioner

October 14, 2016 zoshinuk 0

GENEVA The General Secretary of the IFJ Anthony Bellanger met with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein (HCHR) yesterday to present the IFJ’s work and its role in defending human rights and […]

Bob Dylan Awarded Nobel Prize for Literature

October 13, 2016 1313ujamaa 0

Bob Dylan, American songwriter, singer, artist, and writer, whose work has influenced generations of songwriters and been intensely analyzed by fans, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday. Much of his best known […]

Alleged serial killer Stephen Port ‘hid body in flat’

October 13, 2016 Marie PipWjn 0

An alleged serial killer told his sister there was a dead man in his bedroom, a court has heard. Stephen Port, 41, is accused of murdering four men with lethal doses of drugs after luring […]

Human Rights

Japan’s same-sex marriage ban is constitutional, says Tokyo court

November 28, 2025 0

A Japanese court has ruled the country’s ban on same-sex marriage as constitutional – bucking a trend set by courts around the country that had raised hopes for marriage equality in Japan. The ruling was […]

Australia

Teenagers launch legal challenge over Australia’s ban on social media for children

November 26, 2025 0

Two teenagers have launched a legal challenge over Australia’s ban on social media for children younger than 16. The challenge comes two weeks before the law, a world first, is set to take effect. It is […]

Human Rights

Major changes to the UK’s asylum system announced

November 18, 2025 0

The home secretary has announced major changes to the UK’s asylum system. Modelled on the policies of Denmark, Shabana Mahmood hopes her proposals will make the country less attractive to illegal migrants and make it […]

World Justice News

Crime and Justice News from around the world

Month: October 2016

Accused in crossbow killings due to appear in court

Edmonton woman sentenced to life after stabbing husband 40 times

UK High Court Orders New Investigation Into 1995 Death of Private Sean Benton

Judge Denies Racism And Misconduct Claims

Met Police Apologize To Lord Bramall Over Abuse Claims

Former PM Guterres awarded Human Rights Prize

Maldives leaves Commonwealth after human rights criticism

International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) campaigns for Declaration on Media Freedom in the Arab World to UN Human Rights Commissioner

Bob Dylan Awarded Nobel Prize for Literature

Alleged serial killer Stephen Port ‘hid body in flat’